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Billericay — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Billericay was won by Conservative at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 11,206 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Billericay from 1950 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1950–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Bernard Richard Braine (Conservative) 23,803 50.5% Albert Edward Oram (Labour) 4,366 (9.3 pts) 79.6%
1951 Bernard Richard Braine (Conservative) 26,936 56.6% Brian Ralph Clapham (Labour) 6,323 (13.3 pts) 77.1%
1955 Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body (Conservative) 24,327 54.7% Brian Ralph Clapham (Labour) 4,206 (9.5 pts) 75.5%
1959 Edward Lucas Gardner (Conservative) 29,224 46.4% Rita Alison Smythe (Labour) 4,822 (7.7 pts) 80.4%
1964 Edward Lucas Gardner (Conservative) 35,347 44.3% Rita A Smythe (Labour) 1,592 (2.0 pts) 82.5%
1966 Eric Moonman (Labour) 40,013 46.5% Edward Gardner (Conservative) 1,642 (1.9 pts) 84.1%
1970 Robert McCrindle (Conservative) 47,719 52.2% Eric Moonman (Labour) 3,954 (4.3 pts) 74.3%
1983 Keith Proctor (Conservative) 29,635 53.7% Patrick Michael Anthony Eric Bonner (Liberal) 14,615 (26.5 pts) 73.8%
1987 Teresa Gorman (Conservative) 33,741 54.9% Michael Birch (Social Democratic Party) 17,986 (29.3 pts) 77.2%
1992 Teresa Gorman (Conservative) 37,406 56.5% Francis Bellard (Liberal Democrat) 22,494 (34.0 pts) 82.3%
1997 Teresa Gorman (Conservative) 22,033 39.8% Paul Richards (Labour) 1,356 (2.5 pts) 72.4%
2001 John Baron (Conservative) 21,608 47.4% Amanda Campbell (Labour) 5,013 (11.0 pts) 58.1%
2005 John Baron (Conservative) 25,487 52.2% Anneliese Dodds (Labour) 11,206 (22.9 pts) 61.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Richard Braine Conservative 23,80350.5% Yes
Albert Edward Oram Labour 19,43741.3% No
Sidney Hayden Liberal 3,8728.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Richard Braine Conservative 26,93656.6% Yes
Brian Ralph Clapham Labour 20,61343.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body Conservative 24,32754.7% Yes
Brian Ralph Clapham Labour 20,12145.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lucas Gardner Conservative 29,22446.4% Yes
Rita Alison Smythe Labour 24,40238.7% No
Peter Myles Trelawney Sheldon-Williams Liberal 9,34714.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lucas Gardner Conservative 35,34744.3% Yes
Rita A Smythe Labour 33,75542.3% No
Peter MT Sheldon-Williams Liberal 10,70613.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Moonman Labour 40,01346.5% Yes
Edward Gardner Conservative 38,37144.6% No
Lionel Wernick Liberal 7,5878.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert McCrindle Conservative 47,71952.2% Yes
Eric Moonman Labour 43,76547.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Proctor Conservative 29,63553.7% Yes
Patrick Michael Anthony Eric Bonner Liberal 15,02027.2% No
Christopher William Sewell Labour 10,52819.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Teresa Gorman Conservative 33,74154.9% Yes
Michael Birch Social Democratic Party 15,75525.6% No
Richard Howitt Labour 11,94219.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Teresa Gorman Conservative 37,40656.5% Yes
Francis Bellard Liberal Democrat 14,91222.5% No
Alison Miller Labour 13,88021.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Teresa Gorman Conservative 22,03339.8% Yes
Paul Richards Labour 20,67737.3% No
Geoff Williams Liberal Democrat 8,76315.8% No
Brian Hughes Loyal Conservative 3,3776.1% No
John Buchanan ProLife Alliance 5701.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Baron Conservative 21,60847.4% Yes
Amanda Campbell Labour 16,59536.4% No
Francis Bellard Liberal Democrat 6,32313.9% No
Nicholas Yeomans UKIP 1,0722.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Baron Conservative 25,48752.2% Yes
Anneliese Dodds Labour 14,28129.2% No
Mike Hibbs Liberal Democrat 6,47113.2% No
Bryn Robinson BNP 1,4352.9% No
Seantino Callaghan UKIP 1,1842.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Conservative margin 9.3 pts 1951: Conservative margin 13.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 9.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1964: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 1.9 pts 1970: Conservative margin 4.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 29.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 34.0 pts 1997: Conservative margin 2.5 pts 2001: Conservative margin 11.0 pts 2005: Conservative margin 22.9 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Billericay has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Billericay in the 2005 general election?

Conservative won Billericay in 2005 with 25,487 votes (52.2%), a majority of 11,206 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Billericay since 1950?

Since 1950, Billericay has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Billericay?

The closest result on record for Billericay was 1966, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,642 votes (1.9 percentage points).

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